Sen. Tony Rand says state government needs to become more efficient.
At a budget discussion at Fayetteville Technical Community College Monday, the Senate majority leader said that state leaders will need to be more prudent given the current financial crisis, according to the Fayetteville Observer.
"We've thrown money away in the past," he said. "Now, we’re going to make sure we can justify every penny we spend."
State Republican leaders are sending a link to the story to reporters, pointing out Rand's comment.
With typical Randian flair, he also compared trimming the state budget to "pruning orchards" in order to increase the yield.
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Re: Rand: Time to prune the budget
The budget could be balanced with the savings gleaned from grants obtained for cities through The League of Municipalities, which are often spent irresponsibly. Every year The League grows; and every year the "hand outs" to their membership grows. If Senator Rand means what he says [and it's a great idea], we will see substantial savings through cutting unnecessary funding for The League's and for Rand's pet projects, including the loop.